After Xianghua and Siegfried left the mansion grounds, the fragments of the broken Soul Edge began to move. They liquefied, and flowed towards Cervantes' broken body. The liquid surrounded Cervantes' corpse, and began to be absorbed into his body. The fragments of the Krita-Yuga were absorbed with them. Somehow, the Soul Edge had changed, and rather than being harmed by the Krita-Yuga, now used it as a power source. The liquid metal was soon fully absorbed into Cervantes' corpse. His severed head and arm slowly moved to their correct positions on his body, and fused to his torso. Cervantes was re-assembled fully. Opening his eyes, he stood. Something felt different. He felt the power of the Soul Edge, but when he looked down,
the evil swords were not there. Cervantes picked up Nirvana, and Achelon, discarded by Seigfried. Suddenly, something very strange occurred. Cervantes burst into flame, but the flames left his clothes and body untouched. Achelon and Nirvana began to grow, and change in shape. After a minute, Cervantes was holding two swords like Nightmare's weapon. Cervantes should not have the strength to lift two such blades, but they felt as light as feathers.
He realised what had happened. Inferno, the demon that was the true form of the Soul Edge, had merged with Cervantes, adding its strength to that of its host. He had the strength of the demon, but Cervantes was in control. Cervantes laughed, but the voice that he heard was not his own. It was the voice of Inferno...

Seigfried was walking towards the dockside to a waiting ship, Xianghua by his side, when he heard something.

A crackling sound, like that of a flame. He also heard heavy footsteps. Seigfried turned, to see a huge fiery figure approaching, two enormous blades in its hands. At first, he thought it was Inferno, but as the figure came closer, Seigfried could make out Cervantes' features through the flames. "No! It cannot be!" cried Seigfried. "Is there no way to stop him?" Seigfried turned to Xianghua, and said "Run! Get to the ship!". Not having a weapon, Xianghua did as she was told. Seigfried hefted his zweihander, and prepared to
face the approaching horror.